Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 1 PM ET
Time: 1:00pm to 2:15pm Eastern Standard Time
Your Hosts: Eric J. Conn and Lindsay A. Smith
OSHA compliance issues have been long ignored in the due diligence process for mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. With OSHA’s new focus on follow-up inspections and Repeat citations, and expanding the concept of successor OSHA liability, it is a topic that should no longer be left out of the due diligence process. This webinar will explain the current landscape of successor liability under the OSH Act, explain what safety and health obligations a new employer may assume as a result of past conduct by a prior employer, and provide tips and strategies for managing OSHA compliance related due diligence.
Participants will learn about:
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Successor and Repeat Liability Based on Prior Employers’ Violations
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A New Employer’s Potential Duty to Address OSHA Penalties and Abatement of a Predecessor
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Requirements to Transfer and Retain a Predecessor’s Safety Records
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Safety-related Due Diligence & Other Strategies
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About the presenters
Eric J. Conn
Eric J. Conn is a founding partner and Chair of the national
OSHA • Workplace Safety Practice Group at the law firm
Conn Maciel Carey PLLC, where he focuses his practice on all aspects of occupational safety & health law. Mr. Conn represents employers in inspections, investigations and enforcement actions involving OSHA, the CSB, MSHA, EPA and state and local safety related agencies. He also handles all aspects of OSHA litigation, from criminal prosecutions to appeals of citations.
Mr. Conn also conducts and directs attorney-client privileged workplace safety audits, delivers safety training, and helps employers develop and implement compliant safety and health programs. He writes and speaks extensively on safety & health law issues, including authoring chapters in multiple OSHA Treatises.
Lindsay A. Smith
Lindsay A. Smith is an associate in the national OSHA • Workplace Safety Practice Group at the law firm
Conn Maciel Carey PLLC, where she focuses her practice on all aspects of occupational safety & health law. Ms. Smith represents employers in inspections, investigations and enforcement actions involving OSHA, the Chemical Safety Board, MSHA, EPA and state and local safety related agencies. Shealso handles all aspects of OSHA litigation, from criminal prosecutions to appeals of citations.